Using 3G Connection to transmit surveillance video from remote security cameras

A customer contacted CCTV Camera Pros today and asked the following question related to remote video surveillance over a 3G Internet connection:

I am the manager of a construction company and we would like to remotely monitor construction sites using surveillance cameras. We specifically would like to use a PTZ camera to monitor a remote location. There is no Internet connection available at these sites, so we were wondering if there is a way to make the connection using a Verizon 3G or Sprint 3G card.

CCTV Camera Pros response:

Yes it is possible to set a remote 3G Internet connection to use with surveillance cameras for remote viewing. You need to contact Verizon to see if they have 3G service in the area where the cameras will be located. If they do, confirm with them that you can get a 3G card from them that is compatible with the LinkSys WRT54G3G-VN wireless broadband router. You can find pricing here on the LinkSys WRT54G3G-VN.

Once you have your 3G connection established, with the router, you can connect an IP camera to the router using a CAT-5 cable. For your application, you can use this Vivotek SD7113 IP PTZ camera.

To enable remote access to the PTZ camera, you need to setup port forwarding. Here you can find port forwarding instructions for linksys routers.